Medicine-cabinet



Patented June 21, 1919.

Z M n 7 4 u a x I: A/ 0 7 e W E 8 H f a citizen of the United States, residing at UNIT D Ys ATEs PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY GEQBGE ALBRECHT, OF BROOKLYN, YORK.

MEDICINE-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. June 24, 1919.

L Application filed December 21, 1915. Serial No. 68,078.

ToaZZ whom it may conc n) Be it known that I, HARRY G. ALBRECHT,

Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, State of New York,, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements in Medicine-Cabinets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap-pertains to make and use the same.

The present invention is directed to' improvements in medicine cabinets, and has for its object to provide a device of this character formed entirely from sheet metal. r

A further object of the invention. is to provide a cabinet of this type so constructed that the shelves" thereof can be adjusted ver tically, and further -to provide a compart- -ment for storing poisonous medicine,'access to which being had only by a person having a key for the door of the compartment.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a sheet metal cabinet so constructed that the same can bereadily assembled, and when the parts thereof are assembled the same will resemble a cabinet formed from wood.

With these and other ob]ects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, I formation, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, .in which':- Figure 1 is a front view. of the cabinet. F ig; 2 is a similar view with the door removed.

Fig. 3 is asectional view on line '33 of Fig.

Fig.1.

Fig. 5 is a sectional Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing 1 indicates a view online of easing which is formed from suitable. sheet metalan-d comprises a back 2, sides 3; and top and bottom 4 and 5, respectively, all of which having boltedthereto angle brackets 6 which are adapted to be bolted to the trimming strips 7 which are also formed from sheet metal and have their adjacent ends mitered, as at 8. p

A false bottom 9 is provided and has its ends terminating in downwardly extended flanges lw-h ch are riveted to the adjacent pairs, thus providing with the keeper 22 carried by trimming strip 7, whereby the Fig. 4 15 a similar view on line of sides 3 of thecasing, said bottom forming in conjunction with the bottom a compartment 11. The false bottom 9 is of less width than thesides 3 of the casing so that the angle strips 12 may be riveted to the sides,

said strips forming in conjunction withthe vertical side trimming strips 7, guides 13 by which is adapted to cooperate with the keeper 16 carried by the door can be locked when desired. Thus it'will be seen that a compartment has been provided wherein poisonous medicine can be stored, :while harmless medicine and toilet articles can be placedon the shelves 17, which are formed from sheet metal and the bottom 5, whereby I for slidably engaging the ends of the door 14, sald door having a'lock carried therehave their ends adjustably engaged with p the shoulders 18 formed by bendin the metal strips 19 as shown, said strips eing riveted to the sides 3 of the casing l and in suflicient bearing surface for theen-ds'of the shelves.

Hingedly connected to one of the trim-- has been provided since the same has been made wholly from sheet metal and can be readily cleansed. It will be further noted that the cabinet is so. constructed that it can be placed in a cavity in a wall, and at which time the trimming strips '7 will rest flush against the-outer surfaceof the wall, or if desired the cabinet can be suspended in any suitable manner.

What isclaimed is A cabinet including a'casing having. a top,

sides and a bottomfa shelf mounted insaid ,Fixed to the outer surface of the. door is a casing for forming a compartment therein and having downwardly extending flanges at its ends of less widthf than the sides of said .casing, trimming strips secured-to said sides and having their inner edges extending inwardly thereof, angle strips also secured to said sides and interposed between said flanges and v trimming strips and forming Jguide grooves in conjunction with the latter, In testimony whereof, I affix my signaa door mounted in said guide grooves, shoulture, in the presence of two Witnesses. dered strips also secured to said sides above said angle strips, shelves adjustably mount- HARRY GEORGE ALBRECH'I' ed on the shoulders of the last named strips, Witnesses:

and a door hinged to one of said trimming HENRY G. YOUNG,

strips for closing said casing. PETER F. PATTo. 

